Probably Arbela, now Irbid. One place of this name lay twenty-five miles southeast of the sea of Galilee. Another was in Galilee, near Magdala. Here were some large and almost inaccessible fortified caverns, in the sides of precipices, Hosea 10:14.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

House of God's court, a place alluded to by Hosea (10:14) as the scene of some great military exploit, but not otherwise mentioned in Scripture. The Shalman here named was probably Shalmaneser, the king of Assyria (2 Kings 17:3).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

BETH-ARBEL

beth-ar'-bel (beth 'arbe'l): The scene of a terrific disaster inflicted on the inhabitants by Shalman (Hosea 10:14). If the place intended was in Palestine, and was not the famous city of that name on the Euphrates, then probably it should be identified either with Irbid (or Irbil) in Galilee, or with Irbid, which corresponds to Arbela of the Eusebius, Onomasticon, East of the Jordan, about 12 miles Southeast of Gadara. If, as Schrader thinks (COT, II, 140), Shalman stands for the Moabite king, Shalamanu, a tributary of Tiglath-pileser, the eastern town would be the more natural identification. Possibly however the reference is to Shalmaneser III or IV. For the Galilean site, see ARBELA; see also DB, under the word

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'Fruit which is Death'... Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Beth-arbel in the day of battle: the mother was .../.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture a/fruit which is death.htm

The Nations of the South-East... One of them was Shalman, who may be the spoiler of Beth-Arbel referred to by Hosea;[10] another was Chemosh-nadab, the contemporary of Hezekiah. .../.../sayce/early israel and the surrounding nations/chapter iii the nations of.htm

Hoshea (13 Occurrences)... 7. Battle of Beth-arbel: With Hoshea in his hands, Shalmaneser's troops marched, in the spring or summer of 725, to the completion of Assyria's work in .../h/hoshea.htm - 19k

Devastated (20 Occurrences)... Hosea 10:14 Therefore a battle roar will arise among your people, and all your fortresses will be destroyed, as Shalman destroyed BethArbel in the day of .../d/devastated.htm - 12k

Arbela... acquaintance with the localities in the region, and his unquestionable familiarity with the history. See also BETH-ARBEL. W. Ewing. .../a/arbela.htm - 9k

Arbel (1 Occurrence)... Hosea 10:14 Therefore a battle roar will arise among your people, and all your fortresses will be destroyed, as Shalman destroyed BethArbel in the day of .../a/arbel.htm - 6k

Spoiling (20 Occurrences)... Hosea 10:14 And rise doth a tumult among thy people, And all thy fortresses are spoiled, As the spoiling of Shalman of Beth-Arbel, In a day of battle, Mother .../s/spoiling.htm - 12k

Bible Concordance

Beth-arbel (1 Occurrence)

Hosea 10:14 Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be destroyed, as Shalman destroyed Beth-arbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces with her children. (ASV BBE DBY JPS WBS YLT NAS)